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Devastating rate of child malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in August surpasses July record

After July IPC famine finding in Gaza City, screenings show 1 in 5 children acutely malnourished as the military offensive there escalates

“The unthinkable in Gaza City has already begun”

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Communication Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, Tess Ingram, from Gaza at the UN noon briefing

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza

FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition

UN Agencies warn key food and nutrition indicators exceed famine thresholds in Gaza

Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on the unconscionable deaths of children by starvation in the Gaza Strip

Children in the Gaza Strip are starving to death.

More than 5,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in May

An average of 112 children have been admitted for treatment every day since the beginning of 2025

‘Unimaginable horrors’: more than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured in the Gaza Strip

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder

Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says

UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition.

Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade

For two months, children in the Gaza Strip have faced relentless bombardments while being deprived of essential goods, services and lifesaving care. With each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death – nothing can justify this.

At least 322 children reportedly killed in the Gaza Strip following breakdown of ceasefire

The resurgence of relentless and indiscriminate bombardments, combined with the complete block on supplies entering the Gaza Strip for more than three weeks, has put the humanitarian response under severe strain and Gaza’s civilians – especially its one million children – at grave risk.

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